Louët Looms
Prices vary with multiple options. Please contact us for option lists and detailed pricing.
Kombo 40 (16 inch)
The Kombo looms provide you with up-to-date weaving technology that makes weaving a true joy and the choice of a table loom much simpler.
The smooth overhead beater system is exceptional and easy to operate.
The Kombo folds flat to a convenient 6" for ease of storage or moving your Kombo around to workshops or a friend's.
All you need to decide today is the weaving width you would like: 16 inch or 28 inch, from there you can continue to build with a four shaft extension kit to go from the original four harness to an eight harness loom. Add a floor stand, and this table top loom becomes a standing loom.
All Louët looms come supplied with "Texsolv" string heddles and tie-up cords allowing for quiet operation and easy tie-ups.
Kombo 70 (28 inch)
The larger version of the Kombo loom not only expands from 4 shafts to 8 shafts, but you can also add a stand which converts this popular table loom into a standing loom.
Also provided with the loom are:
lease sticks
tie-up
2 flat shuttles
instructions
The loom is made of lacquered beech and comes as a kit. Shipping weight for the Kombo 40 is 26 lbs and for the Kombo 70 is 38 lbs.
Other options available:
Floor Stand
Matching Bench
Second Warp Beam
(NOTE: Treadles have been discontinued)
David 70 (28")
The David, a unique sinking shed jack loom, has
become a popular small floor loom on today’s market. Weaving on this
loom gives you a real appreciation for the word balance. “Balance”
is the key in this design. Louët engineers skillful design has
created a sturdy, well-balanced and easy to treadle loom.
Technically, the David is a compactly constructed floor loom that takes less floor space, but still has many of the same features of a large floor loom. The “David” uses an ingenious but simple to understand system of springs and pulleys, which produces a generous shed with remarkably light treadling.
The David has a built-in raddle and shelf and comes standard with eight harnesses and ten treadles.
The tie-up is made to the metal parallel lams, which can be tied either singly or in combinations, allowing for unbalanced weaves not possible on the usual kind of sinking shed loom, the counterbalance type.
The David loom is made of lacquered beech, comes in one box (36" x 11" x 47", 77lbs) for economical shipping and is easy to assemble, following step by step instructions. (written by Sharon Alderman) Included in the standard eight harness version are 10 treadles, 800 “Texsolv” heddles for David 70 and David 90, a stainless steel reed 40-10 (10 e.p.i.) 5” high, 2 lease sticks and 16 warp sticks, plus instructions.
Available options:
Matching bench allowing you to move around unrestricted.
Second warp beam, including extra backbeam.
Sectional warp beam with sections of 1” in
Friction brake device for the warpbeam.
David 90 (36")
The David 90 is also available in 36 inch weaving width. The back beam of this loom folds up to save space while the loom is idle. It also passes easily through any standard door frame.
Dimensions:
David 70 is 35” wide and David 90 is 42” wide, 50” high and 34” deep and 26” folded. Shipping weight for David 70: 57 lb and for David 90: 68”. It is packed in 2 cardboard boxes.
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An exclusive feature to this loom is the patented moving breast beam controlled by springs. The breast beam is attached to the loom in such a way that it is free to move toward the harnesses when the shed is made and then back toward the weaver when the shed is closed again. The distance between the breast beam and the back beam actually changes during weaving. With this system a larger shed can be obtained with less tension increase in the warp and less effort from the weaver.
The advantages of this system are especially evident as you near the end of the warp. Even when the end of the warp is very close to the harnesses, a good shed can be made, thus saving yards and yards of wasted warp over the life of your loom.
The moving breast beam also brings on exactly the same warp tension each time the warp is advanced. The design of the loom includes a built-in raddle on top of the castle and a storage shelf for keeping everything you need within easy reach.
The Spring comes standard with 4 harnesses and 6 treadles, but gives the possibility to expand, by sets of 4 harnesses, to a maximum of 12 harnesses.
The heddles and tie-up cords are of the Swedish Texsolv system that make them quite strong and non-stretching. The spring has two weaving widths 36” and 44”. (See below). It comes standard with four harnesses, six treadles, 600 Texsolv heddles (Spring 90) and 800 Texsolv heddles (Spring 110), stainless steel reed 40-10 (10 e.p.i.) 5” inside height, friction brake, 2 lease sticks and 16 warp sticks. The “Spring” is made of lacquered beech and comes ready-to-assemble with clear instructions and tools.
The Spring 110 is identical to the Spring 90 in all things except it has a wider weaving width. Upon special request, a 16 shaft version is available.
Optional:
matching bench
sectional warpbeam with sections of 1” in
second warpbeam including extra back beam.
The dimensions are: width: Spring 90 is 48” wide, Spring 110 is 55”, height: 45”, depth: 34” and 27” folded. The Spring looms are packaged in two boxes for economical shipping. Shipping weights are: Spring 90: 84 lb, Spring 110: 100 lb.
The Delta's treadles are hinged from the back allowing for a very light weight treadling action.
The DELTA is a modern parallel counter
Tie ups are easy. Every treadle is tied to every
harness which means you only have to depress one treadle at a time.
All treadles work the same way across the full width of the loom
because of the parallel system. Also, all lams are horizontal which
makes changing tie-ups quick and easy. For individual comfort,
blocks are available to adjust treadle height.
Harnesses are adjustable to allow you to create slack in the heddles for easier threading and tighten them for weaving.
The brake system on the DELTA is a friction brake system on the warp beam, which is sturdy and easy to operate. A convenient advancing system is provided on the cloth beam.
The DELTA is made of plantation grown ASH and is finished with a double coat of clear semi-gloss lacquer.
Some of the DELTA's features are:
Modern parallel counter
"Floating breast beam"
Large 4 inch shed obtained even with difficult yarns like linen.
All harnesses are positively activated by the treadle.
Swedish texsolv heddles are used with the DELTA
Built in Shelf
Built in raddle
Standard 8 shafts, expandable to 12 shafts
A cloth guard is built into the breast beam
Rear hinged treadles allow for very light operation.
Shipping information:
We have found that most customers find the castle section of Louët looms difficult to assemble correctly. That is why the Delta is delivered partially pre-assembled. The difficult castle section is one unit with the remaining warp beams, treadles, cloth guard, cloth beam, etc. coming in several separate boxes. Assembly of these pieces is required.
The Delta 130 is the same design as the Delta 110 except for its larger weaving width. A 4 or 16 shaft version is available on special order only.
This innovative dobby loom is the flagship of the Louët family, and comes as a surprise to the complex weaver...Sorry, only the weaving is complex! The Megado is simple, easy to operate, and robust enough to handle all your projects.
To create a shed, we invented a new system. The selected shafts and the back beam move in conjunction to create a countermarch shed.
The Megado can be purchased with either the mechanical dobby head or an electronic dobby. Several software packages that work with the Megado interface include: Fiberworks PCW, Patternland, PixieLoom, Weavemaker, Proweave and Weave It.
The Megado interface supports both PC and MacIntosh operating platforms. We also now offer a USB to serial converter for our interfaces.
he Megado is made of Ash hardwood and is finished with a double coat of semi gloss laquer
Another great dobby weaving loom from Louët: 8 Shafts, 28", 36” and 44” weaving width .
A dobby mechanism (programmable shaft selector) is an alternative for the tie-ups to the treadles on a standard hand weaving loom.
Looms with 16 or more shafts need a dobby mechanism, because it becomes unmanageable to operate such a loom with treadles.
The successful introduction of the Megado dobby loom in 1998, and the reaction of weavers showed us that a dobby is not only necessary for a loom with many shafts, but it makes weaving so much more comfortable. Of course this also goes for looms with less than 16 shafts.
An 8-shafts jack loom requires an average of 40
tie-ups on the treadles. A counter
An investment in a Louët dobby loom will allow you many years of comfortable weaving.
The new Octado has a similar operating method as
the familiar Megado. This means a big counter
The Octado can be operated with a mechanical dobby, or with an electronic interface. The electronic interface works with most popular computer weaving software, includeing Fiberworks PCW, Patternland, PixieLoom, Weavemaker, Proweave and Weave It.
A full list of optional equipment is available: Bench, second warp beam, sectional warp beam and flying shuttle.
The middle section of the Octado (where all the shafts are) comes completely assembled. A detailed instruction manual will help you to complete the assembly without any problems.
Dimensions:
Height: 50”
Width: 53” / 61”
Depth: 39”
28" 8 shaft loom.
36” 8 shaft loom.
44” 8 shaft loom.
Mechanical dobby head or
Electronic interface.
Second warp beam 28"
Second warp beam 36”
Second warp beam 44”
Sectional warp beam 28"
Sectional warp beam 36”
Sectional warp beam 44”
Flying shuttle
Bench
The Louët 24 shaft Magic Dobby Loom. Made of
lacquered beech, this loom follows in the long tradition of high
quality equipment designed by the clever engineers in
The Magic loom was designed with several purposes
in mind. First of all, we wanted a multi-harness loom that was more
affordable than some of the alternatives. We also wanted a small
loom that was portable. Portability was necessary because we were
designing a workshop loom. Can you imagine walking into a workshop
with a 24 shaft loom? Finally, for those weavers who already have a
large multi-harness loom, this would be a perfect sampler loom.
Floor Loom-Table Loom
The Magic loom comes with a stand; however, it is equipped with small rubber buffers (feet), attached on the bottom of the frame near the warpbeam and cloth beam. The floor loom can be converted into a table loom simply by removing two long bolts that connect the main frame to the stand. Once you have removed the bolts you can lift the loom off of the stand and place it on a table where it will rest on its “feet”. This very versatile feature allows the loom to act as a table loom while at a workshop, and a floor loom in your home.
Folding
In order to take your Magic loom to a workshop, you will have to fit it into your car. This could be difficult even without the stand. Fortunately, the front clothbeam and back warpbeam sections both fold upwards and can be fastened to the castle. In this ”ready for travel”, state, the 16” loom becomes a very portable 24" x 24” x 30”.
Two Methods of Raising Shafts
The Magic loom comes with a treadle, which is attached to the floor stand, to raise the shafts. In the scenario that you are operating the loom in the table configuration, there is a lever with a detachable handle that can be attached to raise the shafts.
Ratchet Tension System
Both cloth and warp beams are tightened with a ratchet system. The same ratchets have proven reliable and effective over time since they are the same tensioning systems used on 4 of 5 of Louet’s other weaving loom models.
Shelf
The built in shelf is on top of the castle on the opposite side of the dobby head. As you are probably well aware, there is always a lack of space to store shuttles, bobbins, scissors, etc.
Warp and Cloth Beam Positioning
When you receive the loom from Louët, the warp and cloth beams are located in the back and front sections of the loom respectively. In this configuration, both beams are limited to the amount of warp or cloth that can accumulate. Fortunately, for larger warps, both beams can easily be relocated in the stand allowing a much greater warp/cloth capacity. Also, an extra cloth beam can be placed both in the stand and in the frame.
Dobby Chain and Weight
With the mechanical dobby, additional program blocks can easily be added or removed as your pattern needs change. After you exceed 45 bars, it is recommended to add a weight to the chain so that sufficient tension is maintained on the bars to ensure proper movement as the chain is advanced.
Electronic Interface
Instead of the mechanical dobby you can choose the computer driven electronic dobby: The Magic Box. This electronic interface recognizes both PC and Macintosh inputs and allows unlimited design possibilities. Software is available from Fiberworks PCW, Patternland, PixieLoom, Weavemaker, Weave It and Pro weave.